, 1887-10-06

Since assuming the management of
the Union Prcitic Vice President Pot
ter has stirred up hornets nest, so
to speak, and all sorts of stories about
friction between himself and Presi--
dent Adams are floating around.
It is related that the volcano Mau
ma Loa of Hawaii was stopped by
Queen Kapiolani throwing into tAe
burning crater Il live pig as q propi-
tiation to the goddess Pele. The
Tacoma Ledger would fain appease
tho wrath of some of its eruptive
contemporaries by a like Offering and
on the first occasion that happens
proposes to throw himself into the
breach.
Ellensburg Ne,U Age: 1t seems
that Peter Kirke, the representative
OF the English syndicate known as
the Moss Bay Iron Work." after
looking the field over carefully has
concluded to locate his iron and steel
works near Gle-elum, where can be
found large depo.its of iron, coal and
limestone, with wood and water in
abundance, and also where he will
have the advantage of two or three
lines of competing railways.
Portland NetcS: The Northern
Pacitic and o. K. Il n. companies
have agreed to put into effect rec
of 50 90 per ton of 1900 pounds on
wheat shipped from points between
Wallula and Palouse Junction to
Portland and Sc 80 per ton from Pa
louise junction and all points cast of
there in Washington Territory, on
the main lines and branches to Port
land. The same rate will be put into
effect via the Cascade division to Ia
coma.
From London, England, it is Off
cialiy announced that tho imperial
government has granted Il subsidy of
t45,OOO per annum to The Canadian
Pacifle railway, which, with the Can
adlan governments subsidy of Els
GOO aggregates 100000 for monthly
service between China, Japan and
Vancouver, l.. g. Tho London Times
cougratulates the imperial govern
ment upon this step, and urges them
also 20 subsiiize Pacific cable
from Vancouver to China aud japan,
with branch cable to Australia.
The democratic convention OF Iowa,
September l, resolved in farur If 10
cal option with minimum lirensn
fee OF $500. Th. republicans favor
the presen, rrol.ibitory law. There
IS formidable republican bolt in
las MnInnc. md a., i
ty convention has Endorsed the bolt
ers' ticket This bolt includes the
elite OF the republican p3rty AMI is
speading all over the state. It !,
STREE y temperance movement. and
us i"cders are described AZ Iaen n,.tcd
Tor their stict sob-iety and close at
tehtion to businrs-.
1t may be hoped tha, George Fran
els Train'a talks about t!ru Chicago
anarchists, his prediction that The
city will be destroyed if they arc exc
cuted, his advice tn everyone 10 get
boat, and his threat to lead twenty
millions OF men to Chicago 10 avcnya
their deaths, will cunvincn even the
Tacoma Ledger that Train is wildly
insane. as iadeed he has been fnr
years, and that it will now cease tu
PRINT his psyche raViuss, which il
has made ii feature" during the last
two or three years.
Secretary Bayard is having sren,
difficulty in iinding suitable men who
are willing to serve on the propo. ed |
fisheries commission, that it is his
desire to appoint tn consult with Tia.
British commission il is understood |
that lie proposes tho commission shall |
consider four questions now prt sent
ing themselves rs between the United
States and England: Atlantic fish |
cries, Alaska seal fisheries, Alaska |
boundary dispute and the question of
commercial reciprocity on free trad.
between Canada and .he United
States as advocated by representative
butterworth- II is difficult 10 ret
any one OF prominent ability to 20 on
the commission, iioM ever. brcruse
there is nothing in the. position that
promises anything but severe criti-
cism.
Yakima Signal: Four yoa,s ago
an army engineer recommended in
lls report that congress reclaim thou
sands of acres in this and the Big
Bend sections by means of irrigation.
Lately Governor Semple has been